The unacceptable conditions which apply in Sligo General Hospital
and which at the end of 1982 seemed well on the way to resolution, unfortunately are still
with us. The Board was faced early in 1983 with a Government decision not
to proceed with the project. However, following committments given by the
hospital management and staff on ftlvsnue consequences, and rapid
examination of the project with a view to achieving a phased approach, the
planning process has been resumed, with a timetable to complete contract
documents by the end of 1984. This project has bn for years, and
has been our first hospital priority.
Within limited resources, improvements have continued in the
psychiatric services and In services for the aged, and are detailed in this
report. Being parochial, I must record particular pleasure at the
commencement of work on the replacement of the Nursing Home in
Ballymote, a unit which has long been condemned by the Fire Authorities.
The development and expansion of the Board's Lifeskills programme in
the second level schools Is welcome and timely, and has created widespread
satisfsctlon among school authorities, teachers, patients and the general
public. The year also saw the opening of an aids display and general
information service for the handicapped.

The unacceptable conditions which apply in Sligo General Hospital
and which at the end of 1982 seemed well on the way to resolution, unfortunately are still
with us. The Board was faced early in 1983 with a Government decision not
to proceed with the project. However, following committments given by the
hospital management and staff on ftlvsnue consequences, and rapid
examination of the project with a view to achieving a phased approach, the
planning process has been resumed, with a timetable to complete contract
documents by the end of 1984. This project has bn for years, and
has been our first hospital priority.
Within limited resources, improvements have continued in the
psychiatric services and In services for the aged, and are detailed in this
report. Being parochial, I must record particular pleasure at the
commencement of work on the replacement of the Nursing Home in
Ballymote, a unit which has long been condemned by the Fire Authorities.
The development and expansion of the Board's Lifeskills programme in
the second level schools Is welcome and timely, and has created widespread
satisfsctlon among school authorities, teachers, patients and the general
public. The year also saw the opening of an aids display and general
information service for the handicapped.

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North Western Health Board (NWHB)

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NORTH WESTERN HEALTH BOARD

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ANNUAL REPORT

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North Western Health Board annual report 1983 submitted to the Board on the 16th July 1984

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Report

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